Topkapi Palace

The main gate to the Topkapi Palace

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April 6th 2014
Seeing some nice historical places in Istanbul A while ago we went to Istanbul over a weekend. Although we have been to Istanbul before we looked forward to this trip for two reasons: 1 On the agenda was to see a few sights that we have not seen in our previous visits 2 We were going there with a good friend whose company we knew we would enjoy. First place we went to was th ... read more

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more

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